Chapter 40 Thank you for your ancestors’ blessing
"My queen, something happened!" Lian Xin ran in, panting, "For some reason, the live pig in the imperial kitchen escaped and almost hurt the emperor!"
Bai Wutong was delighted. It actually worked?
She was just trying it out. If she succeeded, the emperor would be wary of obesity in the future, especially the white and fat concubines.
If it fails, she will not lose anything and can just think of other ways.
It seems that even God is on her side!
"Where did the emperor get injured?"
"The Imperial Garden."
Bai Wutong almost couldn't help laughing out loud, but since Lian Xin was still in front of him, he held back and waved his hand, "You can get out."
"My lady, you are the best at making pine nut and lily pastry, why don't you go over now?"
"The emperor is angry right now. I dare not offend him."
As soon as Lian Xin left, Bai Wutong could no longer hold back and chuckled, "I didn't expect it to be successful."
She thought that the big white pig would be slaughtered if it ran out of the imperial kitchen, but it actually ran all the way to the imperial garden.
But if you think about it, it is possible.
First of all, this live pig is for the Queen Mother's lunch. If it is slaughtered directly, the Queen Mother might punish the imperial kitchen.
Moreover, these palace servants must have thought that they could subdue the beast, but they did not expect that the pig had gone mad and could not be controlled by ordinary people. That’s why it ran all the way out and followed the pastries to the Imperial Garden. The emperor happened not to be in the Yangxin Palace, and the smell of the sachet was still on his body.
Yesterday, Bai Wutong placed pastries in many places, including the Imperial Garden.
She is not afraid of being discovered. What would happen if she was discovered? Who can prove that she did it?
It can be said that the success this time was not only due to Bai Wutong’s calculations, but also due to the right time, place and people.
All these things added together have made us what we are today.
Bai Wutong stopped smiling, walked to a small cabinet not far away, opened it, and saw a small statue of a god inside.
This statue is a raccoon, but it has nine tails on its back, which is her ancestor, the ancient nine-tailed cat demon.
She knelt on the ground and burned incense devoutly, "Thank you for the blessing, ancestors."
After the three bows and nine kowtows, she asked Lianxin to find a way to get some live fish.
Lianxin was curious, but she still did as she was told.
After a long time, she came back and said, "Madam, the imperial kitchen is now sealed and is being thoroughly investigated. I dare not get close to it. I didn't get any live fish, but I did get some dead fish. Can you take a look at it?"
Bai Wutong took a look and found that the fish was no longer fresh.
"Forget it, you go out first."
She plans to go to the lake tonight and catch some fish as a tribute to her ancestors!
Because of what happened during the day, everyone in the harem was very honest.
Even Jin Weige, the domineering imperial concubine, did not dare to go to the emperor.
At this time in the imperial kitchen, the guards were conducting a thorough investigation.
After checking, Lin Sheng took out the rope and said, "This rope has traces of being cut, but only in half. In addition, I found some crumbs of cake on the ground. I will send them to the Imperial Hospital and ask them to check what is inside."
A guard stepped forward and said, "Master Lin, look, this is what we found near the Imperial Garden."
He presented the cakes.
This is a light green pastry, similar to dough, and it has a faint medicinal aroma when you smell it carefully.
He looked at the crumbs in his hand again. They were the same color and had a similar smell, so he thought they were the same thing.
"Search again. I suspect there are still many around here. This must be the reason why the pig went to the Imperial Garden!"
After a full day of thorough investigation, Lin Sheng came to the Yangxin Palace and said, "Your Majesty, after a thorough investigation by this humble official, I can confirm that this was man-made."
A broken rope, herbs that drive the pig crazy, and pastries that attract it to the Imperial Garden.
All these things show that someone did it deliberately.
Zhang Chengyan's face turned pale. "This is the imperial palace, the most heavily guarded place, yet so many arrangements have been made and you didn't notice anything!"
Lin Sheng immediately kowtowed, "I have already ordered the guards to step up patrols and make sure to find this person. These things must have been done by the mastermind at night. I will ask the guards who were on guard yesterday. Please, Your Majesty, please be merciful and give me some time."
Zhang Chengyan killed dozens of people today, including several guards who failed to rescue him in time.
Lin Sheng felt extremely distressed, as everyone here was his brother.
It's just that there have been very few incidents in the harem in the past few years. They all didn't know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace, which led to their declining skills and failure to protect the emperor in time.
He kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, from today on, I will strengthen their training and ensure that this kind of thing will never happen again."
Zhang Chengyan waved his hand, "I will only give you three days. During these three days, you can search the harem at will." He threw down a token, "Get out."
"yes."
After leaving the Yangxin Palace, Lin Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He held the token tightly. Three days was too short. He had to hurry!
The guards gathered and began a thorough investigation of the harem.
Lian Xin liked to pry, and soon got the news, "Your Majesty, Lord Lin has brought people to investigate the harem. I heard that the emperor gave them a token and they can investigate at will, starting with the lower-ranking ones."
Bai Wutong didn't even raise his head. "Then we should be able to see Lord Lin soon. If you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. Don't worry. By the way, bring me my indigo dress."
She had long discovered that Lin Sheng liked to wear indigo. Apart from his official uniform, all the decorations on his body were of this color.
So she is going to wear this today too.
Lian Xin took out the skirt and said, "My Lady, this color is too dark and it weighs you down."
"We have to suppress it now. If something happens to the emperor, I will naturally be unhappy. Okay, just wait for Lord Lin to come."
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
Lin Sheng brought a group of people to Xueqiong Garden.
This place is relatively close to the Yangxin Palace, and Bai Wutong is the only beauty who has not been favored by the emperor, so it is undoubtedly best to start the investigation from her.
Bai Wutong came late, wearing an indigo dress that made her look even whiter and more translucent. "Master Lin, you are here. Please come in."
Lin Sheng thought of the day when she kissed the emperor, feeling awkward and coughing. "I think you should know what happened today."
"Of course, Lord Lin can investigate at will. A man of integrity is not afraid of his own shadow. I believe Lord Lin is very observant and will not let a bad guy go, nor will he arrest a good guy."
After putting on the tall hat, Bai Wutong moved aside.
Lin Sheng led his men into Xueqiong Garden.
The two passed each other.
One of them wore an indigo dress, and the other wore indigo decorations, which actually added a sense of a handsome man and a beautiful woman.
Bai Wutong covered her mouth and chuckled, "I didn't expect Lord Lin also likes indigo. Before I entered the palace, I wore this color every day."
Lin Sheng subconsciously glanced at her and realized that their skin colors were similar.
If seen by someone with ulterior motives, there would probably be trouble.
He didn't dare say more and immediately took people in to check.
Lin Sheng never thought that Bai Wutong was the murderer. First of all, she was just a beauty. Secondly, her mother's family was not strong and she had no backing. Finally, she was so thin, how could she do so many things in the middle of the night.
In his opinion, it should be done by someone with some skills.
Little did people know that although Bai Wutong no longer had magical powers, she still knew how to use herbs. This was all taught to her by her father and mother, and it was also a method passed down in their clan from ancient times to the present.
Taking it occasionally can make you feel as light as a swallow, but you must not use it too much, and certainly not use it frequently in a short period of time, otherwise it will cause great harm to your body.
Lin Sheng thought about the fact that the two people's clothes were similar, so he just searched them quickly and left without even turning over the bed.
None of the small box and the statue of deity that Bai Wutong placed under the bed were exposed.
Lian Xin stood aside and breathed a sigh of relief, "My Lady, seeing so many guards, my heart was beating fast. Fortunately, they left. It was really scary."
"Since we have been searched, we are no longer suspects. Just stay here and relax."
Night falls.
Concubine Li was carried into the Jinshen Palace again.
Zhang Chengyan came to the dragon bed.
Although I am in a very bad mood today, the dragon heir is the most important, and this day has finally come.
Concubine Li's face was full of shyness. She had been favored for many days in a row and had already become the most glorious person in the entire harem.
I will definitely be able to get pregnant as soon as possible!
By then, no queen or imperial concubine would dare to surpass her!
Zhang Chengyan lifted the quilt and saw the white, plump and slightly pink skin underneath. He immediately thought of the pig today.
How similar they are!
Especially the circles of fat and the cylindrical waist, they look exactly the same!
All Zhang Chengyan could think of was the fat pig with big ears and the sound of it grunting!
Thinking that he was almost bullied by a pig, the anger that he had suppressed with great difficulty rose up again.
He loosened his hand, not wanting to look at this pig-like woman anymore. "Take Lady Li away!"
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